Kontakt 2020, 22(1):47-53 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.008

Traditional birth attendants' labour pain management experiences from parturients careNursing - Original article

Arunibebi L. Lawrence1,*, Agnes N. Anarado2, Chikaodili N. Ihudiebube-Splendor2
1 Niger Delta University, Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Department of Community Health Nursing, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
2 University of Nigeria, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, College of Medicine, Department of Nursing Sciences, Enugu, Nigeria

Aim: The study explored Traditional Birth Attendants' (TBAs') perceptions of labour pain management experiences from parturients care in the Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State Nigeria.

Methods: The study adopted a phenomenological-hermeneutics research design. Using the purposive and snowball sampling techniques, 13 TBAs were recruited for this study. The data collection strategy was in-depth face-to-face interviews.

Results: Three major themes emerged: (1) TBAs' beliefs and attitude to labour pain, (2) TBAs' experiences of pain management during labour and (3) remedies provided to relieve labour pain and support to speed up childbirth.

Conclusions: Pain is a natural phenomenon but expressed differently from one parturient to another. TBAs' perception of labour pain is an indicator of how TBAs interpret and manage labour pain expressed by parturients. TBAs management approaches are more effective with the use of locally available remedies in form of herbs aimed at speeding up the delivery process.

Keywords: Labour pain management; Local remedies; Parturients; Perception; Traditional birth attendants

Received: September 5, 2019; Revised: January 8, 2020; Accepted: February 18, 2020; Prepublished online: February 25, 2020; Published: February 28, 2020  Show citation

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Lawrence AL, Anarado AN, Ihudiebube-Splendor CN. Traditional birth attendants' labour pain management experiences from parturients care. Kontakt. 2020;22(1):47-53. doi: 10.32725/kont.2020.008.
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